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The Pentagon confirmed the deployment of two additional guided-missile destroyers to the Strait of Hormuz as a carrier strike group transits into the Persian Gulf, citing "freedom of navigation operations" amid rising tensions with Tehran.
Iranian air defense forces were placed on high alert near the Bushehr nuclear power plant after radar detected unidentified aircraft in the region. State media described the incident as a "provocation by foreign forces."
Oil markets reacted sharply to the escalating conflict, with Brent crude crossing $120 per barrel for the first time since 2022. Analysts warned that the 21 million barrels per day transiting the Strait of Hormuz remain at risk.
The European Union announced an emergency session of its Foreign Affairs Council, with the bloc's foreign policy chief calling for "immediate de-escalation" and warning of "catastrophic regional consequences."
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